A life time fan and Prisonerologist of the 1960's series 'the Prisoner', now a leading authority on the subject.

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Thursday, 13 April 2017

The Pri50ner

50 years of ‘the Prisoner,’ you would think by now I’d have gotten it
out of my system, but no I’m still writing about it, trying to think of new
ways to come at the series. Oh I know some people who have given up on ‘the
Prisoner,’ having got all they need from the series, and have moved on having
found new interests to keep them occupied. Well it does happen you know. I know
of a couple of people who have thought themselves to be “over” and “beyond” the
Prisoner now, I wonder what they mean by that? Obviously they are not one of
Number 2’s so called “lifers.” Some people have obviously escaped, and moved on
to pastures new. But they will become prisoners again, oh not of ‘the
prisoner,’ but of something else.Yes writing of ‘the Prisoner,’ my
very first letter to be written on the subject of ‘the Prisoner’ I submitted to
Number 6 magazine, the society magazine for Six of One: The Prisoner Appreciation
society back in 1987. It was a short letter as I recall about nothing in
particular, rather insignificant as I recall.‘The Prisoner’ used to be a rather
private affair as I once wrote in an article, but now since writing my
‘Prisoner’ based blog I’ve made it a rather public affair. Well the majority of
us feel the compelling need to share our thoughts, ideas, interpretations, and
the different ways we look at the series, with like-minded enthusiasts.
Although we might not agree with the other guy’s points of view, but then that’s
human nature. It goes on you see, the playing around with ‘the Prisoner,’ it
gives pleasure. “Questions are a burden to other. Answers a prison for
oneself,” meaning, as Norma West once recalled in an interview “There are
perfect questions, and only imperfect answers.” But even that doesn’t stop us
moving pieces around, trying to make them fit, in order to make the jigsaw
complete. But what then? You have the jigsaw in front of you, the picture could
not be clearer, you break the jigsaw up into its individual pieces and put them
back in the box............only to take them out again at some future date to
begin all over again.

About Me

An enthusiast of the 1960's television series 'the Prisoner.' A writer, author, and considered an authority on the series.
'The Prisoner' captivated me from the moment of that clash of thunder in the opening sequence, and I have been a prisoner of 'the Prisoner' ever since.